Rutilograptis couteauxi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[2] and Nigeria.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Rutilograptis |
| Species: | R. couteauxi
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| Rutilograptis couteauxi (Ghesquière, 1940)[1]
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The larvae probably feed on Coccidae species, a family of scale insects.[4]
References
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- ^ Tortricid.net
- ^ Razowski, J.; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: [1].
- ^ Razowski, Józef (2013-09-01). "Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2". Polish Journal of Entomology / Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. 82 (3). Index Copernicus: 159–174. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9. ISSN 0032-3780.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Rutilograptis couteauxi (Ghesquière, 1940)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018.